Dear Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association,
How about not hiding behind lax government regulations?
Sincerely,
Me
In the letter I received from them (included below) they claim that: “it is illegal to sell cosmetics or other personal care products that would cause harm when used as intended”
Really?
Then why are so many people getting asthma, headaches, chemical sensitivities, and some other serious and disabling effects from their products?
CCTFA hides behind lax regulations
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Tagged beauty, Fragrance, fragrance chemicals, health, images, Story of Cosmetics, toxic chemicals
This device emits unregulated toxic chemicals to the entire neighborhood when you use conventional laundry products
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Tagged chemicals in laundry products, environment, fragrance chemicals, health, images, laundry, laundry products, toxic chemicals
Hot on the heels of several eye-popping reports about how toxic chemicals and industry bought politics are impacting our health, including the Chicago Tribune’s expose of how the chemical industry has succeeded in getting toxic flame retardants added to home furnishings in amounts that harm us but do nothing to prevent fires, indeed making fires more toxic too, from Bill Walsh at the Healthy Building Network comes news of how the chemical industry is blocking efforts to create healthier buildings.
No wonder healthy housing is so hard to find!
By Bill Walsh, Executive Director
Healthy Building Network
May 22, 2012
The credibility of the US chemical industry has taken a beating in the press this month. But instead of apologizing, pledging to reform its ways, or disciplining a “few bad apples,” for being caught lying red handed, the industry has doubled down and launched an all out attack on the US Green Building Council.[1] The focus of the attack – modest amendments to the LEED Rating System, two voluntary credits that address the presence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and other toxins in LEED-rated buildings.
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Posted in Environment, Government, Health, Housing, Products
Tagged Healthy Building Network, Housing, LEED, MCS, obstacles, toxic chemicals
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